10 years of Googly: Kriti Kharbanda gushes over favourite onscreen boyfriend, Yash

Googly, directed by Pavan Wadeyar, was one of the earliest hits in Rocking Star Yash’s career, with his pairing with Kriti widely appreciated.

Yash and Kriti in a still from the film

One of Kriti Kharbanda’s best Kannada films, before she moved lock stock and barrel to Mumbai for a career in Bollywood was Googly, which she holds dear, as do Kannada movie audiences. In fact, such was the popularity of the film and its lead pair – Yash and Kriti – that director Pavan Wadeyar contemplated doing a sequel to it. Sadly, that didn’t take off, although hope remains that Googly 2 may happen someday. On the occasion of the film completing a decade, Kriti took to social media to voice her appreciation for the role, her co-star, the movie and all things Googly.

She wrote, “10 years to this brilliant, satisfying, iconic movie “GOOGLY” ! A movie I knew was magical in every sense while I shot it :) DR.Swathi aka Doctreeee is my most favourite character that I’ve ever played onscreen. And Sharath (@thenameisyash ) will always be my favourite onscreen boyfriend 🤭💓 haha! A movie that made me believe in love, in hard work, and in just having fun! Thank you #jayanna sir for making this movie, believing in the script and believing that I could play Swathi ♥️

@pavanwadeyar I still remember our first narration that took place in my house in Bengaluru! U walked in, narrated the first half and promised to come back the next day to narrate the second half. The longest 24 hours of my life till date. I was so invested in Sharad and Swathi and I couldn’t wait to hear more. I just had to know how their story unfolds! I’ll let u in on a little secret, I had decided that I’m doing the movie just after hearing the first half. I was in love, with your art and your writing. Thank u for choosing me to be your Swathi. I’m forever grateful!

None of this would have been possible without the perfect Sharath, @thenameisyash 🫶🏻 a dream to work with! I had so much fun working with u, and I guess that translated onscreen making Sharath and Swathi the ideal most amazing couple! Despite the flaws in these characters they were so loved, coz they were so relatable!

A big big thank u to my amazing fans and fan clubs for loving this movie more than I could possibly imagine! I receive so many messages on a daily basis even today where you’ll shower Sharath and Swathi with so much love! 🧿❤️

Swathi for me is and will always be oh-so-special! Googly put me on the map and made me the actor I am today. I’ll never forget the day I walked into a Housefull theatre in Mysore, and was told by the owners that 80% of the audience were watching it for the 2nd or 3rd time! The whistles I heard still echo in my heart. Thank u for giving me that feeling! It’ll last me a lifetime! This will never get old.”

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